Age-dependent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 entry sites in mouse chemosensory systems reflects COVID-19 anosmia-ageusia symptoms.

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Etat: Public
Version: de l'auteur⸱e
Licence: CC BY 4.0
ID Serval
serval:BIB_971182A4A822
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Publications
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Titre
Age-dependent appearance of SARS-CoV-2 entry sites in mouse chemosensory systems reflects COVID-19 anosmia-ageusia symptoms.
Périodique
Communications biology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Brechbühl J., Lopes A.C., Wood D., Bouteiller S., de Vallière A., Verdumo C., Broillet M.C.
ISSN
2399-3642 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2399-3642
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
15/07/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
4
Numéro
1
Pages
880
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a collective scientific effort to study its viral causing agent SARS-CoV-2. Research is focusing in particular on its infection mechanisms and on the associated-disease symptoms. Interestingly, this environmental pathogen directly affects the human chemosensory systems leading to anosmia and ageusia. Evidence for the presence of the cellular entry sites of the virus, the ACE2/TMPRSS2 proteins, has been reported in non-chemosensory cells in the rodent's nose and mouth, missing a direct correlation between the symptoms reported in patients and the observed direct viral infection in human sensory cells. Here, mapping the gene and protein expression of ACE2/TMPRSS2 in the mouse olfactory and gustatory cells, we precisely identify the virus target cells to be of basal and sensory origin and reveal the age-dependent appearance of viral entry-sites. Our results propose an alternative interpretation of the human viral-induced sensory symptoms and give investigative perspectives on animal models.
Mots-clé
Age Factors, Ageusia/physiopathology, Ageusia/virology, Animals, Anosmia/physiopathology, Anosmia/virology, COVID-19/physiopathology, COVID-19/virology, Female, Male, Mice, Olfactory Perception, SARS-CoV-2/physiology, Taste Perception
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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26/07/2021 10:42
Dernière modification de la notice
21/07/2022 6:36
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